few_shots: Example:
Problem/activity:
Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to create composite shapes and compose new shapes from composite shapes. For example, students may find that a rectangular prism can be made from four triangular prisms or from eight smaller cubes. Students then discover that they can combine two of the composed rectangular prisms to make a new rectangular prism.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Geoblocks
Launch
Groups of 4
Give each group geoblocks.
Display a large cube.
“This cube can be built from other shapes. See how many ways you can build a cube using other shapes.”
3 minutes: partner work time
Share responses.
Activity
“Choose a different shape. Try to find smaller shapes you can use to build that shape.”
5 minutes: partner work time
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Display a cube and a composite cube—for example, a cube composed of four small cubes and one rectangular prism.
Demonstrate putting the shapes together.
“What new shape did I make with the cube and the cube I made?”
“Put your shapes together to make a rectangular prism.”
Display a rectangular prism and two triangular prisms.
“Find these shapes. Put them together. What new shape can you make?” (a cube, a rectangular block)


Standard options: 
A. Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares.
B. Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
C. Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as “right rectangular prism.”)


Thought: This activity asks students to compose three-dimensional shapes, using geoblocks, to create composite shapes.
Answer: C

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant standards it aligns with.
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options: Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.

Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.

Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
problem_activity: Task
Part I.
a. How many circles are there in all?  Write down a number sentence that shows how you thought about it.
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b. Alonso said he figured out how many shaded circles there were first and then how many unshaded circles there were second.  Once he knew how many of each, he added them together to find the total.  Write a number sentence Alonso could have used that shows his reasoning.
c. Jennifer said, “I just saw 3 rows of 8 circles.”  Write a number sentence that Jennifer could have used that shows her reasoning.
​Part II.
a. The area model below shows the floor plan for a storage closet.  The storage closet will have a tiled floor with grey tiles on the left and white tiles on the right.  How many tiles are needed for the storage closet in all?  Write down a number sentence that shows how you thought about it.
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b. Think back to how Alonso figured out how many circles there were in Part I.  Use Alonso’s same strategy here to find out how many tiles are needed.  Write a number sentence with Alonso’s reasoning.
c. Think back to how Jennifer figured out how many circles there were in Part I.  Use Jennifer’s same strategy here to find out how many tiles are needed.  Write a number sentence with Jennifer's reasoning.


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